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Welcome to Citiwire.net – May 16 17 May 2013 | 12:35 am
Welcome to Citiwire.net! Housing is one of those knotty issues that never seem to get ‘solved.’ But this week Neal Peirce reports on a bipartisan group’s recommendations that, while they won’t ease ev...
States’ Power Grab Quashes Local Governments’ Authority 17 May 2013 | 12:31 am
For Release Thursday, May 9, 2013 Citiwire.net In 1996, Democratic President Bill Clinton famously declared, “The era of big government is over.” He deregulated the telecommunications and financial in...
A Bipartisan Prescription for America’s Housing Woes 17 May 2013 | 12:18 am
For Release Sunday, May 19, 2013 © 2013 Washington Post Writers Group WASHINGTON – Is there a shadow of a chance that bipartisan, middle-ground common sense could be applied to solve pressing issues o...
Welcome to Citiwire.net – May 9 10 May 2013 | 12:55 am
Welcome to Citiwire.net! Sometimes things aren’t what they may appear. This week’s columns illustrate that truism, in different ways. Neal Peirce describes an expose, of sorts, of the multiple ranking...
Medellín Shows the Power of Innovation and Inclusion 10 May 2013 | 12:48 am
For Release Thursday, May 9, 2013 Citiwire.net Plenty of people who knew of Medellín only through its reputation for drug wars were likely surprised when the Colombian city won City of the Year earlie...
State ‘Business Climates’ – More Myth than Reality? 10 May 2013 | 12:29 am
For Release Sunday, May 11, 2013 © 2013 Washington Post Writers Group Is there such a thing as a “right business climate” to draw offices, industries, jobs – and in their wake, prosperity – to a state...
Welcome to Citiwire.net – May 4 4 May 2013 | 04:47 pm
Welcome to Citiwire.net! With the U.S. population expected to expand 36 percent by mid-century, to 440 million people, the question arises of how our cities will look and how they’ll accommodate that ...
American Futures: Greener, Safer, More Compact? 4 May 2013 | 04:44 pm
For Release Sunday, May 5, 2013 © 2013 Washington Post Writers Group What will our cities look like by mid-century as America’s population expands a projected 36 percent, to some 440 million? Will the...
Welcome to Citiwire.net – April 26 27 Apr 2013 | 01:10 am
Welcome to Citiwire.net! As more states begin to relax their laws on marijuana use – a move Neal Peirce applauds – he asks some important questions: How should the U.S. government deal with this? It’s...
Resilience: Many Cities, Many Meanings 27 Apr 2013 | 01:08 am
For Release Friday, April 26, 2013 Citiwire.net CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – On the day much of the Boston area stayed indoors for the manhunt of a Boston marathon bombing suspect, I was in town for a conferenc...
